Cutting a Breakthrough

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1873

Date Released

26 Apr 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cutting a Breakthrough. DESCRIPTION: A breakthrough in cutting heavy gauge steel plates which will speed up working time and increase production. Only one operator is needed to supervise the simultaneous cutting operations. It was developed by a firm in Croydon. SHOTLIST: MLS cutter cutting through heavy gauge steel plates. MCU drum with tracing copy. CU ditto. CU machine operator. CU machine controls being operated. CU dials showing preheat, oxygen and cutting oxygen. CU oxy cutter making design in inch thick metal. MS ditto. CU sparks from metal. MS machine with twin oxy cutters. GV machine with operator beside it. MCU oxy cutter cutting design. CU sparks from metal. MCU oxy cutter cutting design. CU sparks from metal. MS machine operator. MLS operator removing cut pattern from sheet iron. CU ditto.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture

Locations

Croydon

Card file number

89568

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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